Discover what the U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is and how it works. Also, learn who can use it, and why it matters ...

Boasting wide, bipartisan support from Michiganders, transparency in government runs on the behind-the-scenes, often invisible, work of public servants working for local municipalities. The Freedom of ...

Gov. Sarah Sanders announces a special session to consider tax cuts and a rollback of public access to government information. Credit: Brian Chilson Arkansas government could be more efficient with a ...

“We’re at the tipping point,” said David Cuillier, the director of the Brechner Freedom of Information Project at the University of Florida, which researches and advocates for the process of acquiring ...

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, is demanding to know how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) plans to comply with ...

LANSING, MI — As Michigan continues to rank dead last in government transparency, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced Tuesday her department has unveiled an online portal to make requesting ...

Trump signed an executive order on his first day back in office to rid agencies of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, including any “environmental justice” offices and services. However, the ...

The ever-increasing backlog of Freedom of Information Act requests for federal agencies is due in part to technological issues facing the workers charged with fulfilling them, a new Government ...